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Lady Isobel Balfour 1520–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Monghamy, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1577

Death Location: Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Balfour

Mother: Lady Bruce

Spouse(s): Sir Balcomie

Children(s): *Lady Anstruther

Lady Isobel Balfour was born in 1520 in Monghamy, Scotland, the child of James Balfour And Lady Janet Bruce. Lady Isobel Balfour married Sir James Learmonth 1St Earl Of Balcomie, and had children including Lady Margaret Fergusson Learmonth Lady Anstruther. Lady Isobel Balfour passed away in 1577 in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Isobel Balfour was born in 1520 in Monghamy, Scotland, the child of James Balfour And Lady Janet Bruce.
  • Lady Isobel Balfour married Sir James Learmonth 1St Earl Of Balcomie, and had children including Lady Margaret Fergusson Learmonth Lady Anstruther.
  • Lady Isobel Balfour passed away in 1577 in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Balfour
1492–1583
Birth Location: Pittendreich, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Bruce
1492–1590
Birth Location: Earlshall Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sir Balcomie
1502–1547
Birth Location: Clatto, Fife, Scotland
SB

Children(s)

*Lady Anstruther
1542–1574
Birth Location: Dairsie Castle, Dairsie, Council area, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Balfour's Ancestors

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Lady Balfour
1520–1577
Birth Place: Monghamy, Scotland
Parents
James Balfour
1492–1583
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet) Bruce
1492–1590
Earlshall Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Balfour's Descendants

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Lady (Isobel) Balfour (1520–29 Nov 1577) m. Sir (James Learmonth, 1st Earl of) Balcomie (1502–10 Sep 1547)
  1. 1. *Lady (Margaret Fergusson Learmonth, Lady) Anstruther 1542–1574 m. David, (Laird of Wormiston) Spence 1538–1571
    1. 1. John (David) Spence 1571–1615 m. Janett (Henrie Spence) Cunningham 1565–1665
      1. 1. John Spence 1611–1660 m. Lady (Jane) Jordan 1618–1643
        1. 1. Bridget Spence 1635–1652 m. David Norrie 1630–1672

Lady Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Lady Isobel Balfour in Monghamy, Scotland
Monghamy, Scotland
1577
29 Nov 1577
Age 57
Death of Lady Isobel Balfour in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Monghamy, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1577
    Event Place: Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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